Watch-fob.



W. R. PAYNE.

WATCH FOB.

APFucATloN FILED lun: 1. 191s.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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WILLIAM IR,.PAYNE; OF ESX-DALE, WEST VIRGINIA.

WATCH-FOB.

Application filed June 7, 1918.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PAYNE, a citizen of' the United States,residing at Eskdale, in the county of Kanawha and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVatch-Fobs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a watch fob and has for its principal object theproduction of a deviccwhich is both ornamental and useful.

Aanother object of this invention is the production of a watch fobwherein a slide is carried by thercasing, this slide being adapted tocarry any desired subject matter, such for instance as a calendar andalso an identification card, although under normal yconditions, theslide is carried within the casing to be partially shielded from view,thus allowing the casing to present an ornamental and pleasing effect.

Another object of this invention is the production of a watch fobwherein the casing is provided with a front wall and also with sideflanges formed on the wall, whereby the slide may be easily guided, thisslide being provided with retaining means for holding the calendar andidentification card or other subject matter contained upon 'the cardagainst accidental displacement.

Broadly stated, this invention consists of a casing formed of a frontwall having side flanges thereon, a slide having retaining flangesthereon, the inner end of said slide being slightly off-set, and aretaining strap connected to the off-set inner end of the slide andextending through the upper portion of the casing, whereby the strapwill constitute a guide for pulling the slide without friction into thecasing.

One practical form of construction and assembly of the present inventionwill be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a rear eleva-tion of the complete watch'fob.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device, the retaining strap being shownin section.

Figa 3 is a front elevation of the watch fob, the slide being partiallyremoved.

Fig. 4 is a central vertical section through the device, the slideybeing partially removed and the strap being shown in elevation, and

Fig. 5 is a central transverse section through the watch fob.

In the preferred embodiment of the pres- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. i9, reis.

Serial No. 238,728.

ent invention, about to be described, 5 indicates in `general the casingof the watch fob, which is formed of a front wall 6. This front wall 6may have any configuration or formations thereon to make the samepresent an ornamental and pleasing effect, without departing in any wayfrom the spirit of the present invention. The substantially L-shapedflange 7 is formed upon the side and top edges of the front wall 6,although it will be seenthatthe lower edge of the front wall 6 isunobstructed, as shown in Fig. 4. The combination of the L-shapedflange-and the front wall providing a substantially U-shapedconstruction adjacent the sides of the casing, as seen in Fig. 5. l

The slide 8 comprises a substantially flat construction, as it is formedof a blank strip of material and it will be noted that this slide 8 isprovided with'an off-set upper end 9, as shown in Fig. 4. This slide 8is of the correct width to pass into the casing, by fitting between thefront walls and the flange 7 of this casing, as shown' in severalfigures of the drawing. Accordingly it will be seen that `this slide 8is free tomove into or out of the casing, accordingly to the will4information, Asuch for instance as the identification of the owner ofthe fob, or a calendar orl any other matter desired. Tt will be notedhowever, that the flanges 10 ex4 i tend substantially parallel andhorizontal and for this reason support the sheets 11, although theflange 7 of the casing will hold these sheets against side displacement.

The L-shaped flange 7 is provided with a central opening 12 in the topthereof and it will be noted that the strap 13 is passed through theopening 14 in the oE-set end 9 of the slide 8. This retaining strap 13,as above suggested, passes through the opening 12 of the flange 7 andfor this reason it is obvious that the strap will support the slide andas the slide is movably mounted within the casing, the casing will inturn be supported upon the slide.

At this point, attention is invited to the fact that the flange l at thelower end of the slide is formed by bending the slide upwardly in aU-shaped manner and that a tab is struck from the flange and eX- tendsdownwardly below the lower end of the slide, thus constituting a grip,whereby the slide may be held while the casing` will be shifted whenaccess is desired to the sheet ll carried by the slide.

When the invention is in use, it will be noted that the stra-p isconnected to the offset upper end of the slide 8 and that the casing iscarried upon the strap. Accordingly, when the casing is released and thestrap is pulled upon, the casing will be moved over the slide until itengages the side edges of the slide and then the casing and slide willbe held in assembled condition, as indicated in Fig. 1. The off-setupper end 9 causes the strap 13 to centrally guide the slide into thecasing and thus the sheet 11 carried upon the slide will be shieldedfrom injury and observation. sired to the sheet, the tab 15 may begripped,

i as may be the casing, and then the casing may be moved along the strapto cause the slide to be moved out of engagement with the casing ifdesired, thus disclosing the sheet l1 carried upon the slide to view.

Thus it will be seen that the Watch fob is not only ornamental but isalso useful and has the L-shaped flange to hold the slide in engagementwith the casing, although allowing the casing to be light inconstruction.

' Furthermore, the olf-set end of the slide and the opening formed inthe flange, coperating with the supporting strap constitute guides fordirecting the slide into the casing, although the tab struck from theflange at the lower end of the slide permits of easy removal of theslide from the casing when desired.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, mate- When however, access is de-v rials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire. to secure by ALetters Patent, is

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingconsisting of a front wall having an L-shaped flange formed upon theside and top edges, the lower end of said wall being unobstructed, saidL-shaped flange having an opening formed in the top thereof, a slidehaving an off-set inner end, a retaining strap connected to the off-setinner end and extending through the opening in said L-shaped flange,whereby the casing will be supported upon the slide, while said strapwill constitute a guide for the movement of the casing, a flange carriedupon said casing adjacent its inner end, the lower end of said slidealso being rolled upwardly to form a supporting flange, whereby articlesmay be carried on the last mentioned flange, a tab struck from the lastmentioned flange and extending in the same plane as said slide, wherebythe tab may be gripped for holding the slide in a set position as thecasing is being moved off or onto lthe slide.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingconsisting of a flanged body, a flat slide movable upon said body andguided by said flange, means for supporting said slide and casing, thelower end of said slide being rolledy upwardly to form a supportingflange, whereby articles may be carried on said flange, a tab struckfrom the last mentioned flange and eXtending in the same plane as theslide, whereby the tab may be gripped'for holding .the slide in a setposition as the casing moves'ofl' or onto the slide.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. PAYNE.

Witnesses FRED CONNER, C. D. STONE.

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